Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as "Ottawa" in 1855, the city has evolved into a political and technological centre of Canada. Its original boundaries were expanded through numerous minor annexations and were ultimately replaced by a new city incorporation and major amalgamation in 2001 which significantly increased its land area. The city name "Ottawa" was chosen in reference to the Ottawa River nearby, which is a word derived from the Algonquin wordOdawa, meaning "to trade".

The John Hossack House was a "station" on the Underground Railroad, and Ottawa was a major stop because of its rail, road, and river transportation. Citizens in the city were active within the abolitionist movement. Ottawa was the site of a famous 1859 extrication of a runaway slave named Jim Gray from a courthouse by prominent civic leaders of the time. Three of the civic leaders, John Hossack, Dr. Joseph Stout and James Stout, later stood trial in Chicago for violating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.

Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as "Ottawa" in 1855, the city has evolved into a political and technological centre of Canada. Its original boundaries were expanded through numerous minor annexations and were ultimately replaced by a new city incorporation and major amalgamation in 2001 which significantly increased its land area. The city name "Ottawa" was chosen in reference to the Ottawa River nearby, which is a word derived from the Algonquin wordOdawa, meaning "to trade".

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“It’s because I keep improving,” the Vancouver resident said Friday following a media conference at the OttawaSportsHall of Fame... Her personal best for a road race, 31.58.1, dates back to the Ottawa 10K in 2015 ... Also returning for another attempt at an Ottawa 10K crown is 2016 men’s winner Mohamed Ziani of Morocco ... Ottawa 2K....

Introduced as the Ottawa Senators new head coach during a press conference Thursday at the Canadian TireCentre, Smith, 42, a former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant, must now get down to business by putting his coaching staff in place and also reaching out to some of the players to get a better handle on the personnel....

Introduced as the Ottawa Senators new head coach during a press conference Thursday at the Canadian TireCentre, Smith, 42, a former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant, must now get down to business by putting his coaching staff in place and also reaching out to some of the players to get a better handle on the personnel....

Fourteen seasons later, the 42-year-old Smith was introduced on Thursday as the 14th head coach in the history of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators after agreeing to a three-year deal ... For a young Ottawa squad, Smith might be the perfect fit as a developer and someone willing to challenge a player to meet his potential....

Playing in a tough Eastern Conference in the OUA against the likes of national powers like Carleton, Ottawa and Ryerson, Cheng’s Nipissing squad compiled a 24-79 record over five seasons, but he did manage to get the team to the playoffs by its third year in the league....

7 WestOttawa girls tennis team lacked energy in the conference tournament Saturday, finishing second to rival Rockford.With a spot in the Division 1 state tournament on the line Thursday, the Panthers were re-energized and won the Division 1 regional tournament at at Hudsonville.“It was totally energy that did it for them today....

ROSEBURG, Oregon — For the past two seasons, the Northwest Athletic Conference found out what was already well known in Elko County, northern Nevada and throughout the entire state for quite some time ... He tied for the conference lead in games played and games started, never coming off the bench in any of his 16 conference contests....

The Storm had to overcome playoff series deficits of 3-0, 3-1 and 2-0 along the way in 2019, staving off elimination seven times against the top two seeds in the WesternConference before coming back against the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey League championship to reach this year’s event....